A Continuation of Ploitics by Other Means
Subtitle: The "Politics" of a Peacekeeping Mission in Cambodia (1992-1993)
Publisher: SSI
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 82
Description: Departing from conventional wisdom which addresses factors such as mandates, spoilers, which ignores political factors, the author explores the Cambodian conflict and peace operations as a complex and interactive situation in which local political conditions were paramount and directly challenged UN peacekeeping principles of neutrality. He observes that UN peacekeeping missions can be too tied to theory and doctrine while ignoring reality, and argues for missions that understand the inherent complexity of peacekeeping, recognize emerging realities, and adapt accordingly.